New Citys Announced 2012

[TheMightyTen]

Even so... Boro has a cathedral, a local airport, a massive hospital, a large football team, a decent population covering a large area. Boro should have been classed as a City years ago.

Needs a river aswell? We have that too!

Sorry you can't count the walking dead as an actual population

 

[Vulcan]

no cathedral - no city. IMO.

Good job your opinion means nothing then. It should be based on size, not religious buildings.

 

[elrasho]

Blackburn will never become a City as Preston is so close, but seeing St Asaph getting a city statues is a joke. Blooming Clitheroe is bigger than that!

 

[PermaBanned]

Are there any advantages to being called a city?

 

[peterattheboro]

what's decent about boro's population? everyone i've ever met from there has been a complete ****

Even me?

Just the numbers, not their individual personalities

 

[Ahleckz]

Are there any advantages to being called a city?

No.

 

[Cosimo]

Are there any advantages to being called a city?

You get a thread in GD.

 

[Gooner14]

St Asaph: Population 3,500.
Middlesbrough: Population 150,000.

St Asaph is now a city and Middlesbrough isn't. Just lol.

(Yes Middlesbrough is a ****hole etc)

Reading's population is 232k, and still isn't a City Yet where I'm from is a city, and has a population of just 15k.

 

[V4NT0M]

Welcome to City Wok!

 

[peterattheboro]

Reading's population is 232k, and still isn't a City Yet where I'm from is a city, and has a population of just 15k.

Actually surprised Reading isn't one. Anything bigger than that?

 

[PapaLazaru]

What an absolute crock of ****. Why the hell have they overlooked Reading, AGAIN? Bookies favourites for good reason but alas, we remain a town.

 

[kaiowas]

no cathedral - no city. IMO.

We've got two in Norwich. Anyone want to swap one for something?

 

[Gooner14]

Actually surprised Reading isn't one. Anything bigger than that?

No, Reading is the 21st largest UK Settlement

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_United_Kingdom_settlements_by_population

 

[Jonny69]

I'm actually pleased that Croydon didn't win this. It sounds bitchy but in my opinion they genuinely don't deserve it. Probably some of the worst town planning in the country, a council that don't give a hoot and a string of social problems. I've not heard of St Asaph, so perhaps it might make Croydon sit up and realise their arrogance at thinking they might win city status over a lot of much better places.

 

[Ahleckz]

What an absolute crock of ****. Why the hell have they overlooked Reading, AGAIN? Bookies favourites for good reason but alas, we remain a town.

Why do you care?

 

[PapaLazaru]

Why do you care?

Because City sounds better than Town and anything to help improve this dump is worthwhile. Might also bring in some more jobs / commerce here as we need it.

 

[Cosimo]

What an absolute crock of ****. Why the hell have they overlooked Reading, AGAIN? Bookies favourites for good reason but alas, we remain a town.

The only good thing about Reading is that you can drive past it on the M4.

 

[Ahleckz]

Because City sounds better than Town and anything to help improve this dump is worthwhile. Might also bring in some more jobs / commerce here as we need it.

Meh, getting city status doesn't provide you with anything but a costly name change process. I really doubt that being designated a city will bring in more investment.

 

[alx]

The only good thing about Reading is that you can drive past it on the M4.

 

[Greebo]

Are there any advantages to being called a city?

You get more funding from the government and a raised profile helping you attract businesses and jobs to the area.